Corelight · Authentication Profile

Corelight Authentication

Authentication

Corelight secures its APIs with http across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: http Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

basicAuth http

scheme: basic

fleetMfa http

scheme: basic

Source

Authentication Profile

generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://github.com/corelight/corelight-client
docs: https://github.com/corelight/corelight-client#access-and-authentication
summary:
  types:
  - http
  http_schemes:
  - basic
  mfa: true
  notes: >-
    No public OpenAPI is published for the Corelight Sensor API (device-local,
    account-gated). This profile is searched from the official corelight-client
    documentation.
schemes:
- name: basicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  description: >-
    HTTP Basic authentication against the Corelight Sensor. Two device API users
    exist: admin (unlimited access) and monitor (read-only access). API access
    must first be enabled through the device configuration interface and
    passwords set for both users.
  sources:
  - https://github.com/corelight/corelight-client
- name: fleetMfa
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  mfa: totp
  description: >-
    Authentication against a Corelight Fleet Manager additionally accepts a 2FA
    verification code (--mfa). Credentials are cached in
    ~/.corelight-client/credentials after first use.
  sources:
  - https://github.com/corelight/corelight-client
transport_security:
  tls: required
  custom_ca: supported
  notes: >-
    Client validates the device SSL certificate by default; a custom CA cert may
    be supplied, and verification can be relaxed for lab devices.

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